State of Maine Legislature

Actions for LD 1343

Bill Info

LD 1343 (SP 559)

"An Act to Protect the Right to Harvest Wildlife"

Sponsored by Senator Craig Hickman

Date	Chamber	Action
3/28/2025	Senate	Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 28, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2
5/28/2025	Senate	Reports READ On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT. Unfinished Business
5/29/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/2/2025	Senate	Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-158) Report ACCEPTED READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (S-158) READ On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec Senate Amendment "A" (S-184) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-158) READ and ADOPTED Committee Amendment "A" (S-158) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-184) thereto ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-158) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-184) thereto. Sent down for concurrence
6/3/2025	House	Reports READ. On motion of Representative ROBERTS of South Berwick, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report. Later today assigned.
6/3/2025	House	Unfinished Business
6/4/2025	House	Unfinished Business
6/5/2025	House	Unfinished Business
6/9/2025	House	Unfinished Business
6/10/2025	House	Unfinished Business
6/11/2025	House	Unfinished Business
6/12/2025	House	Speaker laid before the House Subsequently, the Bill and accompanying papers were INDEFINITELY POSTPONED. ROLL CALL NO. 451 (Yeas 75 - Nays 73 - Absent 1 - Excused 2) In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence. HELD at the Request of Representative MOONEN of Portland.
6/13/2025	House	On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill and accompanying papers were INDEFINITELY POSTPONED. On further motion of same Representative the Bill and accompanying papers were COMMITTED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/16/2025	Senate	Reports READ On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to Bill and accompanying papers be COMMITTED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. Ordered sent down forthwith.
6/25/2025	Senate	CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
3/3/2026	Senate	Reports READ. Motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report FAILED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 729 Yeas 15 - Nays 19 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Subsequently, the Minority OUGHT NOT TO PASS Report ACCEPTED. Sent down for concurrence
3/5/2026	House	Reports READ. On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report. Later today assigned.
3/5/2026	House	Unfinished Business
3/10/2026	House	Unfinished Business
3/12/2026	House	Unfinished Business
3/17/2026	House	Speaker laid before the House Subsequently, motion of Representative DILL of Old Town to ACCEPT the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED. ROLL CALL NO. 658 (Yeas 71 - Nays 72 - Absent 6 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1) On motion of Representative DILL of Old Town, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. The Bill was READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "B" (S-522) was READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading. Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-522). In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
3/18/2026	Senate	On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION. Sent down for concurrence.
3/19/2026	Senate	Unfinished Business
3/24/2026	Senate	Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-522) Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "B" (S-522) PREVAILED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 791 Yeas 20 - Nays 15 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Ordered sent down forthwith.
3/25/2026	House	On motion of Representative ROBERTS of South Berwick, TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 681 (Yeas 72 - Nays 68 - Absent 9 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1) Later today assigned.
3/25/2026	House	Unfinished Business
3/26/2026	House	Speaker laid before the House Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 692 (Yeas 77 - Nays 66 - Absent 6 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
3/30/2026	Senate	PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.